The Copyright Law of the United States grants owners of copyrights (authors and other creators and publishers) the sole right to reproduce all or part of the work, to distribute copies, to prepare new (derivative) versions based on the original work, and to perform and display the work publicly.

 

To ensure continued compliance with Copyright Law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the campus has adopted certain practices (e.g., the DMCA Notice). They apply to all materials that are or can be copyrighted: books; journal articles; literary, dramatic, musical, choreographic, and pictorial works; graphic works; pantomimes; sound recordings; sculptures; motion pictures and audiovisual works. These categories include reference works (including dictionaries); film and music recordings; computer programs, software, and databases; and electronic data and microfilm, etc.

 

The following sites offer helpful guidelines on copyright and fair use:

For further information, please contact your conservatory/school director.